Show Wheat In Poultry Ration The use of wheat which has always been considered an excellent grain gram for fo poultry has not in recent lecent years been generally practiced This has been hUEto due hUE to the fact that wheat as aa compared to tc othere grains has bas generally been too toe high in price However at the present tim time tittle the question arises as to what extent wheat might he be used That the 1150 use of ot of wheat is li limited mit 1 is shown by some come experiments at th the Oklahoma experiment ex ex- experiment Ata station tion where tl the e liberal use of it resulted in low e egg g pro production production ti tion n and hea heavy mortality This Is due duet t to M the fact that wheat is deficient as asare asare are arc all nIl grains rains except yellow corn In vitamin A A. It is evident ident that where vitamin vi vi- i- i tamin lamin A grains are fed a source of vitamin A must be provided 1 Since yellow corn is rich i In vitamin A it is naturally sug suggested ested that a n combination combination combi combi- nation cation of or wheat and find yellow corn be used usell us us- ed ell 1 as a scratch food Col Experiments with hah baby chicks indicate that if yellow yellow yel yet low nu- nu corn 50 per cent Cut of the ration their vitamin A requirements ire are satisfied and with this as a guide the the lie lie- recommendation that wheat pro products ro- ro luck ducts ma may be used used to the extent of 50 per ter cent of the total provided the oth- oth other other oth oth- er r 50 ro per cent is yellow eIlo corn seems I justified provided it Is la economical toto to toI todo do to so so I |